PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game's multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18.
A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of previous entries Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World At War, but it's considerably less than previous iterations for the PC. Infinity Ward's Mackey McCandlish and Vince Zampella confirmed that 9 versus 9 multiplayer battles would be the max going forward to the chagrin of a few PC gamers already feeling burned by the switch from dedicated servers to the IW.net service.
McCandlish explained that an 18-player cap was related to "the number of players we focused on when we were balancing map size, perks, classes, challenges, etc."
That lead to one fan venting in the Infinity Ward developer Q&A session hosted by Best Buy's Geek Squad. "Please explain how a 9v9 match is a multiplayer experience? I'd have more fun serving lunch at a local nursing home," complained a user named "Axen."
Man, there's such a fine line between Modern Warfare 2 team deathmatch and food service for invalids.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Live Chat Session - Transcript [Best Buy Forums]
9v9 ??? pufff .... the fun thing of COD is always that matches with A LOT of people...a) Only 18 playersb) No private servers c) 6 Hours campaignfor only $60 USD??
For a guy who doesnt care about the game you sure look up a lot about it =P
And yeah, we all know, PC version MP is screwed :(
The single player will still be very good to play. When I play MP in COD, I am usually a target and a bullet sponge, so this does not bother me in the least.
GFWL - Because you do not need a dedicated server to enjoy SINGLE PLAYER.
TheWeaponeer: The single player will still be very good to play. When I play MP in COD, I am usually a target and a bullet sponge, so this does not bother me in the least. GFWL - Because you do not need a dedicated server to enjoy SINGLE PLAYER.
GFWL - You go pay $60 for a 5 hour single player game.
*rolls eyes*
I think instead of spending 60$ for 5hrs singleplayer.
You can spend that on Dragon Age: Origins if you like RPG.
EpicScroll: I think instead of spending 60$ for 5hrs singleplayer. You can spend that on Dragon Age: Origins if you like RPG.
It is such an excellent game. I love it. This is what a real RPG is. Not the dumbed down crap we've been seeing from most Western devs ( Bethesda) that barely pass off games as RPG's. Morrowind was the last good Bethesda game.
